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“If Only I Knew the Rules Maybe I Could Win.”
“everything nobody told you” All rights reserved copyright 2000 joe paskewich
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All rights reserved copyright 2000 joe paskewich
It’s a big
world out
there Over 6 billion
people in the world
300 million in the United
States
….but there’s only one you
Used with permission from Boston Athletic Association
There is
nobody else exactly like you!
So What Are You Going To Do?
….like how would you like
to be a millionaire?
To start with you’re going to have to
make a whole lot of money…
Ummm… ..Me a millionaire?
That’s 100,000 of these bad
boys….
…..or 10,000 of these…
But it’s not all about money…..
A person’s life does not consist in the
abundance of their possessions…
“If Only I Knew the Rules Maybe I Could Win.”
“everything nobody told you” All rights reserved copyright 2000 joe paskewich
lifeFAQS.org
lifeFAQS.org
“If Only I Knew the Rules Maybe I could Win.”
“everything nobody told you”
Used with permission from Boston Athletic Association
Rule # 1:
You’re going to spend a lot of
money…..
How Much?
Probably 1.6 million dollars over your lifetime.
That’s $40,000 a year for forty years.
Even that might not be enough.
Once you start working you’ll always remember
April 15th.
SOURCE: USA TODAY
Earn $15,000 a year = $.18 a minute Earn $30,000 a year = $.37 a minute Earn $50,000 a year = $.56 a minute Earn $70,000 a year = $.79 a minute Earn $100,000 a year = $1.12 a minute
How much is your time worth?
Another way to figure out salaries
* The average work year is 2080 hours
* The average work week is 40 hours
* Multiply 2000 times your hourly wage
Stay on Target!
You Can Do
It!
Grew up in Milwaukee, second of five children
She was born with spina bifida
Doctors said she would always be dependent on her parents
This is Jane Driscoll
That’s 26 miles. Try walking that!
Jean’s philosophy is “Dream Big, Work Hard.”
She has never allowed her life to be defined by boundaries and she wants others to realize their own potential.
She reminds people to not feel sorry for her for she has had an amazing array of experiences over the past 32 years.
SOURCE: “Against the Wind”
She has won seven consecutive Boston Marathons
in the Wheelchair Division
You Can Make It!Stay in school
and get as much
training as you can!
“If Only I Knew the Rules Maybe I Could Win.”
“everything nobody told you” All rights reserved copyright 2000 joe paskewich
lifeFAQS.org
If you’re going to spend a lot of
Money, you’re going need to earn a lot of
Money.
RULE # 2
King Solomon said,
“The race is not to the swift,or the battle to the strong.Nor does food come to the
wiseor wealth to the brilliantor favor to the learned.
But time and chance happen to them all.”
Some people dream of getting rich quick.
In this case the slow and
steady Wins the race….
Knowledge (Know the Rules) Training & Education Work the Plan Plan to Work
“If Only I Knew the Rules Maybe I Could Win.”
You Can
Do It!
Stay in School and get as
much training
as you can.
You are uniquely you…
There’s nobody else exactly like you…
So who are
you?
You are uniquely you…
There’s nobody else exactly like you…
What will you do with the
possibilities?
Where People Work
RULE # 4
You’re going to
need some training.
Income by level of training
Training Options
On the Job Training (OJT) Apprenticeships Tech Schools Career Schools College Self-employed / Entrepreneurs
RULE # 5
It will take TIME, MONEY and PLANNING to get where you want to go.
Rule # 6 A lot of people figure this is all for someone else
Who told you couldn’t make it? It might be that you ARE up
against a lot! Work the Plan and Plan to Work
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
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